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• Year-end price war: Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro drops to $1,649

  28-12-2025 22:12 via appleinsider.com
  Amazon and B&H are engaged in a year-end MacBook Pro price war, with the 1TB M5 14-inch model falling to $1,649.
  Retailers are engaged in a MacBook Pro price war today.
  You can save $150 on the 1TB M5 MacBook Pro today at both Amazon and B&H Photo, with B&H throwing in free next day delivery on the laptop when shipped within the contiguous U.S.Buy 1TB M5 MacBook Pro for $1,649
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• How to prepare a tech emergency kit before the next blackout hits

  28-12-2025 21:00 via appleinsider.com
  Long outages catch people off guard, but a few smart tools make it easier to stay charged, informed, and reachable while you wait for the power to return.
  Maintaining a tech emergency kit is crucial
  You know how it goes — power outages are becoming more frequent and lasting longer. These days, our smartphones are our lifeline, not those old landlines on the wall.When you think of an emergency kit, you probably picture food, water, and first aid supplies. But let's not forget about those li
  
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• Crime blotter: Man sought who used stolen credit card at Apple Store

  28-12-2025 18:58 via appleinsider.com
  An iPhone and a Rolex are stolen in Austin, there's a protest at a Portland Apple Store, and Cellebrite use surfaces in the Epstein files.
  San Luis Obispo Apple Store
  The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.
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• How we work: Malcolm Owen's double-keyboard desk setup

  28-12-2025 18:00 via appleinsider.com
  Malcolm's workspace hasn't changed that much by initial appearances, but he has gradually changed how he works to include game development. And this time, there are two keyboards.
  Malcolm Owen's desk (and whiteboards) of 2025
  I have been in the tech-journalism world for coming up to 14 years in total, and the workspace has changed considerably over that time. The initial years were spent sharing a room with a very close-by and heavily used washing machine, but now I have a much more luxurious, s
  
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• UK $2 billion App Store ruling appealed -- again

  28-12-2025 15:08 via appleinsider.com
  Despite losing a previous appeal, Apple has now applied to the UK's Court of Appeal over "guesswork" that means it is being fined $2 billion for App Store practices.
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  In November 2025, the UK's Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) refused to grant Apple an appeal against CAT's own order that it pay $2 billion to allegedly overcharged App Store users. According to The Guardian newspaper, Apple has now taken its next step, which is to apply to t
  
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• Maximize Your Bars: 10 Ways to Fix Your Weak Signal Before the New Year

  28-12-2025 13:01 via cnet.com
  Finish out the rest of your holiday break strong with a stronger phone signal.
  
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• iPhone Fold and iPhone Air 2: Launch Date, Price, Screen Crease and Everything We Know

  28-12-2025 13:01 via cnet.com
  After years of rumors, Apple could release its first foldable phone in 2026, though we expect other phones, too, like a possible iPhone Air 2 in 2027.
  
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